Egg-turner.



J. L. N IX.

EGG TURNER. Arrnuuroh Hman 11.1.20, 190B.

905,742. Patented Dec. 1, 1908.

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l To all'whom it may concern: i

Be it known that I, JAMES L. Nix, a citizen of theUnited States, ond resident of Homer" City, Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Egg-Turners, of 'which the following is a specification.

My inventionV relates to improvementsin egg turners and hns for its cbJeot to provide means for turningeggs during the process of artifioial incubation.

In the drawings: Figure 1, is a perspec. tive view of a device embodying my invention. Fig. 2, is an enlarged detail view of the some, showing'tbe turning rods in section.

As shown in the drawings, I employ in my invention, n bottomless egg drawer composed of the back wnll 3, and side wells 4.

As illustrated in Fig;y 1, no front well is required, but the drawer may he provided with a front wall if desired. To each of the side walls 4, and at their bottoms, I provide the rnbbeted bar 5, which is provided with the groove 6 throughout its entire length, ns shown, Intermediate the bers 5, I provide parallel bnrs 7 of the form shown in Fig. 1, said bars being rectangulaiin tion nt their bottoms and having beveled edges 8 at their tops; the said edges having an angle of nppxoximstely` degrees. The bars 5 ere likewise bevelel as'indicated by thenumernl 9.

The sliding members 1 .ere mounted ,in the grooves 6, and conn oted together by means of' the rods 1l, said rods llbeing parallel with each other, sind when in position, being' mounted at right ongles to the bars 7. By means of this arrangement of parts, I have provided a number-of rectangular' openings, each of which is adn ted to receive un egg when the egg is stoo on end; that is to say, each space is of a suffi the bottom of an egg cient size to receive an egg ,and ,retain the same approximatel Vin a vertieil position as illustrated ingbot figures of the The eggs thus-placed m sition areturned during the. rocess of moubton 'by the movement o the. rods 11 theV resulting movement of the egg beingl indicated in y meansofthe device described Iy prevent'creeping of the eggs which is nmvoidable when the egg is lai u n its siglo upon of incubation, 'and 1s attemptodtaiba turned in that position; t 2

Having fully described my invention what I claim 1s:

1. In an egg turner, the combination of n bottomless drawer composed of parallel bars mounted in a frame, and a second frame composed of side members and transverse tray uru'g the. procesa rods carried by said side members, the last named frme being slidabl mounted within thel first named frame, su stantally` as described.

2. In an egg turner, the Vcombination of s. drawer com rising a frame and eg -supporting pralel bars mounted in said me;

a second frame slidabiy mounted in the first named frame and comprisin side members and transverse rods carri by said side members; the apertures formed by the parnllel bars in the first named frame and the transver rods in the second.namedf.rame being of su h size as to receive and retain the eggs in :i substantially vertical position, substantially as described. z

Irl-testimony whereof, I have signed my nume to this specification, in presence of two subscribing witnesses. q

i VJAMES L. NIX; Witnesses: Y

ALFRED A. Eloxs, WALTER C. STEIN. f" 

